LOOM AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 6112, 14 December 1898, Page 2

LOOM AND GENERAL.

... ..+.. .... The Musterlon Hospital Trustees incel on Friday next. In nil probability Joseph Myers will bo brought back lo the colony from Monto Video urn London. The sale o( work and concert at the Maslcrton School, which takes place to-morrow afternoon and evoning, should prove attractive.

Wo remind our readers of the trial of Mr C. Aiikelcll's patent polalo-planter, which takes place at Akura to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at two o'clock. One of lilts speakers at the Conciliation Hoard, at New I'lymoulh, slated that he considered piece-work in bootmaking a enrse lo the trade. According to a Nelson parson, the over-dressing of most churcli-gners has been a curse to Christianity, by influencing those who cannot buy good clothes to absent themselves from church.

Three children named Cooper, residing at Hamilton, Queensland, have been poisoned, one fatally, by taking a compound containing Npsoin salts mid cream of tartar. The New South Wales Collector of Customs and Excise finds lliut several brands of temperance drinks contain more than two per cent, of alcohol. Proceedings nro to bo instituted against the manufacturers.

Since the Premier's visit to Klllmm ami New I'lymoulh Isays the Tttranaki Herahl) rumour has been busy with ihe names of probable aspirants for political honours. Some four or live arc freely discussed.

To-night Ihe world-renowned" Payne Family " open a two nights' season in Musterlon. They will introduce all the latest Linden songs and melodies of the day, nml arc suro lo obtain a hearty weeome back lo Maslcrton. Wc understand that Mr A, ■ Jl. Hornblow, of Greytown, has purchased a printing business in Adelaide-road, and will shortly take up his aboJe in Wellington. He has been a resident in Greytown for twenty-eight years and will be missed (here, for he lias filled many useful positions including lliat or Superintendent of the local Wcsleyan School.

The DI.C, Wellington, in another column, have a good deal to say about the holiday season ami Christmas presents. They are prepared to supply country orders in the numerous departments' of llieir business on specially advantageous terms, and claim to slock the largest variety of gift and prize bonks, toys and fancy goods in ihe Colony.

The new lira of Gillespie and Welch should succeed in Maslerlon: Mr W. Gillespie is too w.dl known lo most residents in the district, as an excellent Sccretniy and attentive man of business, to need much introduction. His partner, Mr Fred P. Welch, wilt specially undertake the Land Agency work of the linn, and having a very thorough knowledge of the district and its requirements, is admirably irualilicd lo act as a general land and estile agent. All kinds of general commission agency work will be undertaken by the firm, and charges will b. l , in every case, strictly moderate.

Deputy Registrars under ihe Old Age Pensions Act have just been gazetted. For Wairarapa South, including ihe townships of Carterton, Fealherston, Greytown, and Ihe district from Martinborough lo the sea, Ihe Deputy RegisIrar will be the Clerk of ihe Court at Greytown. For Wairarapa North, including Maslcrton and the townships from Kkctnhunn on the one side to Cashpoint on the other, the Clerk of the Court at Mastcrleu will be the Deputy Registrar. For Pahiatua County the Deputy ltegistrar will be the Clerk oHho Court at l'lihiiilua,

The November numberof Ihe Wimlmv Magazine is blight and entertaining, but it is lo be eclipsed by the record Christmas number which is about lo appear and which is lo be n marvel of brilliant writing by world renowned authors, and a wonder by the splendour of its illustrations The demand for the Christmas number will be enormous and it is necessary for residents in this district to book oiders for advance copies with Mr J. P. lilliot, the local agent, in order that they may be supplied. Moro money is being spent in the production of this Christmas number than has ever before been spent on any single number of a magazine in the history of the world,

Messrs Coradine ami Whittakcr have just completed, lo the order of Mrs (rapper, it charming villa residence in Victoria-sired, ivhieh itlmost makes a I, new departure in our local architecture, being in its general design and effect a model of clever arrangement where a ;, considerable number of bright, cheerful .e rooms are grouped together on one lloor. „. It is exceedingly well lit and the | r arrangements of the verandahs, porches :, and entrances are all made in such . excellent taste that a picturesque '„ appearance is combined with a maximum of comfort and convenience. The work e generally has been performed in a o capable and conscientious manner, n giving satisfaction to the proprietress ; . as well as rellcctiug credit on the 0 builders Too many ugly houses have ut been built in Maslcrlou in the past, and it is very satisfactory to find an example ti like this of a fresh pattern in which )' with reasonable economy, a dwelling is f constructed as a decided ornament to one n of the leading residential streets of the f borough. 1 The winn qualifications of a sheep dip, 8 after its efficacy in ridding the sheep of |. their pests, is its beneficial effects upon the skin, which, after all, is really the 1 soil ou which depends the growing lleece. 0 An ingredient in Cooper's Dip has a most beneficial effect upon the skin, it ' fact which largely explains how • "Cooper-dipped Wool" has won for t itself such a world-wide reputation. ) With Ibis healthy skin, the wool is sure i t to receive its full share of nourishment. , Testimonials given a month or two after , the dipping aro really worthless. ", Farmers should wait until next shearing ' for results, and if the intervening season has been good for sheep, even those " results will not sulllce to establish the • thorough ellicacy of a sheep dip. When f a dip of lasting ellicacy lias been used . upon a Hock a few seasons, its effects 1 have obtained such a fast hold, that a j change to a weaker composition may possibly sulllce for a season. Users who have thus left" Cooper," almost inyari- ' ably come back to it.—Cooper's Ztarfi/ • Compani<mJ'oi' Slieoknnm, B _ A writer on natural history has been 1 inquiring into the question of the average ago attained by animals. , After making allowance for the various a causes which render it a milter of some :i difficulty to get anything better than | approximate figures, he gives the following list, which lie considers to bo fairly correct-: —llnbbit eight, fowl ten, 3 eat and sheep twelve, dog fourteen, frog " fifteen, cow eighteen, pig, pigeon, lion, l and pheasant twenty, hear twenty-tour . tiger twenty-live, horse twenty-eight,' . toad thirty, camel forty, rhinoceros ■ and hippopotamus eighty, pike ninety, ' . goose and parrot one hunJrcd, elephant ( one hundred and fifty, raven one bun- i | dred and eighty, whale three hundred, i and Ihe tortoise bclweeu four and live • hundred. In the case of long-lived i ' animals a further ditlieulty arises, i • because their ages become a mailer of j history, and data upon such unimpor- j . tant matters are seldom kept. With : , the two large lorloiscs, however, which i , arrived recently at Ihe Zoo, their i . histories were also sent, so that their i ages were known to be about three huu- ; 1 dred and lifly and one hundred and I i ninety years respectively, i To determine whether a truuk was ' hewn i;i winter or in summer is of the [ greatest importance to buyers of timber. ' especially as regards building timber, ' since it is well known that timber cut s down in summer represents a lower value than that felled in winter. Timber r 1 hewn during the resting period, i.e., '' between April and October, contains in ' its cell numerous stareh'particles which " cannot be found in wood cut down in l ' summer, (king lo this presence of c starch the wood is coarse and impene- K treble, since the starch closes the pores. e For this reason, winter-hewn timber is Sl exclusively employed for slaves, because, D with staves from summer-licwn wood, n the contents of the barrels are subject Cl to evaporation through the pores. The ff starch contained in the winter wood is giveu a violet colour by iodine, Hence, yi if the timber to be examined is coated v with an iodine solution, and Ihe surface '" of felling side appears yellow, it may be '*' assumed withecrtainly that thercspectivc C( two was cut down in summer. The light yellow lines are the moisture rays, v < white cells, tissue, and wood fibres simply take on a yellow colouring. In tl the case of wiuler-hcwu timber the & amylaceous rays form much darker, iukcoloured, black stripes on the yellow « ground A

Tlii! Mnsturlon Public school breaks up to-day. One juryman in Ihc District Court tliis morning was excused on llic plea of deafness.

Notice of the Mungapurapura-rond loan roll, is giyen by llio Castlepoint Road Jioard.

The Railway department anticipates >i substantial surplus as a result of the year's working,

The death is announced, from GoulImrn, of Mrs Thomas, wi low of the first Anglican bishop of the diocese,

Some particular-:! of the special railway arrangements for the Christmas and New Year holidays, appear in another column of this issue.

The running track on the Masterlon I'ark Oyal is now completed. The course has been made inside tho cycling track and is eight feet wido, A record of the famous Payne Family's bell-ringing is to be taken tomorrow morning by Mr F, G, Moore, on his graphopliouc. Since his arrival in the Colony Lord liiiiifurly has visited every borough hut one—Taurangii—which place he will probably see within the course of a mouth or two.

Mr Warner, of the Wellington branch of the Bank of New Zealand, is to succeed .Mr Penny, at Fcathcrston, and Mr Chirk, from Kaikoura, is to lake llr Cooncy's place at the Fcathcrston Kailway Station. There is a possibility of the Masterton Boys Brigade going into camp for a few days at New Year. Mr J. McGregor has, we understand, offered to allow the Brigade to camp on his property.

The Borough Council Inspector asks us to call public attention to Bylaw No, 111, which provides that persons bathing between Ihc hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. shall wear proper bathing costumes. Some stalks of wheat have been taken to Mr J{. Brown, Curator of the Masterlon Museum, showing the ravages of the Hessian lly. The peculiarity of the lly is that it has worked itself under tho covering of the leaf of the wheat, and gradually down to the lirst and second joints in the stalk where it settles and sucks the juice out of the stem. The wheat came from a farm on the Manaia. A son of Mr W. Jones, fruiterer, has also banded to Air Brown a sparrow with a peculiar bill, not unlike a duck's, but about an inch in length and not quite so broad.

In response to the request of numerous ticket holders, we have been asked to stale I hat a plan of the Town Hall can now be seen at Mr J. I'. Eliot's and holders of dress circle and orchestra stall tickets for the concert on Friday next can reserve their seats by taking them there up to 5 p.m. on Friday, Mr M. .). Brookes, the manager of the Dresden Piano Co, is most kindly sending up specially from Wellington both a piano and an organ for the concert. This may he taken as another proof of the importance set upon this concert from a true musical point of vie.v.

The Arclibisliop of Canterbury, as everybody knows, is a great teetotaller and a frequent speaker on temperance platforms. At the luncheons given by His Grace lately at (Jig Visitation, however, sherry and claret were liberally supplied, and were it is said, highly appreciated by the clergy mid churchwardens present, The distinguished host himself, of course, drank his tea or coll'ee at the high table. Prominent temperance advocates are not as a rulo supposed to provide liquor at their dinners, but Hie Arclibisliop may be an exception. At any rate, His Grace is almost sure to hear more about it,

Jlefcrring to the Masterton "Hoys Brigade" the Napier Daily Telegraph says:—"The other day we published a paragraph with reference to a " Boys' Brigade" at Alastcrton. .Efforts of ibis kind deserve the support of the Government. If they wish to keep alive and foster the volunteer movement, no better means to that cud than the establishment of boys' brigades can be found. It may lie said that as such a brigade seems to flourish at Masterton without Government assistance, there is no reason why other (owns should not do the the same. Tint is all right enough, so far as it goes, but it does not go yery far. There is such a thing as pushing logic-chopping to extremes, and if the retort we imagine is not an instance of that, our reply is to ask why it is not made to apply to adult volunteer corps. The fact is that in matters of this kind State aid is not only desirable, but necessary. In our opinion the Government would be acting very wisely if they agreed to assist in the establishment of boys' brigades in all towns in the colony." The quarterly summoned meeting of llie Stonelicngo Lodge of Druids was held in the Druids' Hall, Alastcrton, last night, Bro. I'. C. Jorgensen, A.D., occupying the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and continued. Correspondence was read from Tauranganui Lodge re funeral claim for Bro. Walls. From the A. and P. Association making an application for the use of the Hall for its monthly meetings. It was decided to refer the matter to the Hull Committee. From the Secretary of Tolara Lodge, Carterton, inviting Slonehcnge Lodge's orchestra to visit Carterton on the occasion of Bro I'uruell's ollicial visit. The matter was left in the hands of the Orchestral Committee. From the Secretary of the Alastcrton Foresters' Lodge, asking co-operation in holding a Friendly Societies' Sporls on Boxing Day. aud also asking that three delegates be appointed to arrange matters. It was decided that the Lodge be represented and a committee was appointed to represent the Lodge at meetings of the Sporls Uouiiiiillee. One candidate was proposed for membership aud one was initiated, Bro. H, U. Turner sent fraternal greetings and an invitation for the ollicers and brethren to visit his art exhibition on December 17th. A hearty vote of thanks was proposed to Mr Turner for his imitation. The election of ollicers resulted as follows : A.D.,8r0. G.G.Cork; V.A, Bro. B. P. Grinders; Secretary, 13ro. \V. Gillespie; AD. Bards, Bros. J. .K.Blinkhorne and A. D. Pickering; V.A. Bards, Bros. H. W. Pownall, and W. Iggulden, T.G., Bro. i>. G. Phillips; 0.G., Bro. E. Welch; Assistant-Secretary, Bro. C. W. Henry; Auditor, Bro. G. H. Goodall; Bro. T. B, Mitchell was appointed representative to the D.G.L. meeting, Bro A. W. Bussell being nominated for the oilicc D.P,

The children of the Mastcrlon School are working very energetically under the direction of their teachers to make the sale of work to-morrow a thorough success. The various articles, products, etc, lo be placed before the public are the contributions of the children themselves, and in numerous cases even their own work. The infants, having during the year amassed a large quantity of kindergarten work, have donated it to swell ths collection; many girls are entering dressed dolls, which after being judged lor prizes, will he placed on the stalls; some of Ihe boys aro bringing tho result of their efforts at carpentering; some the products of their fruit and vegetable gardens, while others are giving live slock: sheep, calves, ducks, fowls and one boy in his unselfishness will bring his pet guinea pigs. The teachers, helped by the elder pupils, will lake charge of the various stalls and there will also be a refreshment room where afternoon tea, to say uolhing of strawberries and raspberries and cream, will no doubt be eagerly sought after. The indispensable Christmas tree and bran-tub will also be in evidence. In the evening a concert will be held but not in the same room as the sale, and in still another room Mr lilylhe will set his graphophone lo work in the midst of other attractions, such as microscopes aud electric i batteries and • appliances. Alto- i gcthcr the sale will be well worth visit- i iug, and parents and friends while buying Christmas presents or oilier necessary and useful articles, will be doing a goad turn in contributing to'lhe ( cost of providing a splendid recreation j grouud for the school, which will lie a t credit to the town aud a source of plea- ' sure and great benefit to the children for ( many years. Mr Jackson intends to ] make this ground second to none in the colony, and deserves every encouragement from the Mastcrlon people, Grade bulls from two-iimk-lialf lo three J years old, from the celebrated herd of Mr ' W. Hiithbone, of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, C are offered for sale at twenty guineas each. ( Tlic animals are dark red and rich roan in colour,.

A house with six-rooms and every convenience is advertised to let.

Mr B. liai'clmin, photographer, notifies uit his charge (or a single cabinet photo is i (id, ami fur each extra copy Is.

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